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- Highlights: #218 – Hugh White on why Trump is abandoning US hegemony – and that’s probably good · 47 minFor decades, US allies have slept soundly under the protection of America’s overwhelming military might. Donald Trump — with his threats to ditch NATO, seize Greenland, and…
- Highlights: #217 – Beth Barnes on the most important graph in AI right now — and the 7-month rule that governs its progress · 41 minAI models today have a 50% chance of successfully completing a task that would take an expert human one hour. Seven months ago, that number was roughly 30 minutes — and seven…
- Highlights: #216 – Ian Dunt on why governments in Britain and elsewhere can’t get anything done – and how to fix it · 31 minWhen you have a system where ministers almost never understand their portfolios, civil servants change jobs every few months, and MPs don’t grasp parliamentary procedure even…
- Highlights: #215 – Tom Davidson on how AI-enabled coups could allow a tiny group to seize power · 37 minThroughout history, technological revolutions have fundamentally shifted the balance of power in society. The Industrial Revolution created conditions where democracies could…
- Highlights: #214 – Buck Shlegeris on controlling AI that wants to take over – so we can use it anyway · 41 minMost AI safety conversations centre on alignment: ensuring AI systems share our values and goals. But despite progress, we’re unlikely to know we’ve solved the problem before the…
- Off the Clock #8: Leaving Las London with Matt Reardon · 1 h 43 minWatch this episode on YouTube! https://youtu.be/fJssGodnCQg Conor and Arden sit down with Matt in his farewell episode to discuss the law, their team retreat, his lessons learned…
- Highlights: #213 – Will MacAskill on AI causing a “century in a decade” — and how we’re completely unprepared · 34 minThe 20th century saw unprecedented change: nuclear weapons, satellites, the rise and fall of communism, third-wave feminism, the internet, postmodernism, game theory, genetic…
- Highlights: #212 – Allan Dafoe on why technology is unstoppable & how to shape AI development anyway · 29 minTechnology doesn’t force us to do anything — it merely opens doors. But military and economic competition pushes us through. That’s how Allan Dafoe — director of frontier safety…
- Off the Clock #7: Getting on the Crazy Train with Chi Nguyen · 1 h 24 minWatch this episode on YouTube! https://youtu.be/IRRwHCK279E Matt, Bella, and Huon sit down with Chi Nguyen to discuss cooperating with aliens, elections of future past, and Bad…
- Highlights: #211 – Sam Bowman on why housing still isn’t fixed and what would actually work · 1 h 1 minEconomist and editor of Works in Progress Sam Bowman isn’t content to just condemn the Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY) mentality behind rich countries' construction stagnation. He…
- Highlights: #210 – Cameron Meyer Shorb on dismantling the myth that we can’t do anything to help wild animals · 30 minWe explored the cutting edge of wild animal welfare science our full interview with Cameron Meyer Shorb, executive director of Wild Animal Initiative, including highlights like…
- Highlights: #209 – Rose Chan Loui on OpenAI’s gambit to ditch its nonprofit · 24 minNonprofit legal expert Rose Chan Loui lays out the legal case and implications of OpenAI's attempt to shed its nonprofit parent. This episode is a selection of highlights from…
- Highlights: #208 – Elizabeth Cox on the case that TV shows, movies, and novels can improve the world · 29 minElizabeth Cox — founder of the independent production company Should We Studio — makes the case that storytelling can improve the world. This episode is a selection of highlights…
- Highlights: #207 – Sarah Eustis-Guthrie on why she shut down her charity, and why more founders should follow her lead · 23 minCharity founder Sarah Eustis-Guthrie has a candid conversation about her experience starting and running her maternal health charity, and ultimately making the difficult decision…
- Highlights: #206 – Anil Seth on the predictive brain and how to study consciousness · 20 minNeuroscientist Anil Seth explains how much we can learn about consciousness by studying the brain in these highlights from our full interview — including: • Luisa’s intro…
- Highlights: #205 – Sébastien Moro on the most insane things fish can do · 31 minScience writer and video blogger Sébastien Moro blows our minds with the latest research on fish consciousness, intelligence, and potential sentience. This is a selection of…
- Highlights: #204 – Nate Silver on making sense of SBF, and his biggest critiques of effective altruism · 19 minElection forecaster Nate Silver gives his takes on: how effective altruism could be better, the stark tradeoffs we faced with COVID, whether the 13 Keys to the White House is…
- Highlights: Luisa and Keiran on free will, and the consequences of never feeling enduring guilt or shame · 13 minThis is a selection of highlights from our April 2023 episode with host Luisa Rodriguez and producer Keiran Harris on 80k After Hours. These aren't necessarily the most…
- Highlights: #203 – Peter Godfrey-Smith on interfering with wild nature, accepting death, and the origin of complex civilisation · 34 minThis is a selection of highlights from episode #203 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview —…
- Off the Clock #6: Starting Small with Conor Barnes · 1 h 5 minWatch this episode on YouTube! https://youtu.be/yncw2T77OAc Matt, Bella, and Huon sit down with Conor Barnes to discuss unlikely journeys, EA criticism, discipline, timeless…
